Frances V. Hilliard

June 20, 2013

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Posted Jun. 22, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Posted Jun. 22, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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Frances V. "Aunt Fanny" Hilliard, 88, died Thursday afternoon, June 20, at Pleasant Valley Manor in Hamilton Township where she was a resident since 2007. She was the widow of Charles Allen Hilliard, to whom she married on Oct. 8, 1947, and died in 1949.

Born on July 16, 1924, in Barrett Township, she was a daughter of the late Jefferson and Daisy (Strunk) Harrison and was a lifelong resident of Monroe County.

Frances was a true mountain woman who was born in Monroe County and raised her children there by herself. She never complained for things she never had. She walked everywhere she needed to go and never learned to drive. Frances always said her two legs would carry her and they did with her children at her side. Her fondest memory was when her mother would wash up all 14 of the children and walk them down to the railroad station to meet their father for lunch.

She is survived by three daughters, Alice Dennis and her husband, Dave Jennings, of Bartonsville, Yvonne Jones of Stroudsburg, and Dorothy Sanford of New Hampshire; a son, Allen Hilliard of Stroudsburg; grandchildren, John Hilliard of Middle Smithfield Township, Allen Hilliard Jr. of Missouri, Tracey Cabrera and her husband, Fernando, of Stroudsburg, Carrie Markowski of Philadelphia, Kimberly Dailey of East Stroudsburg, and Lisa, Tammy, Jason, Leora and Porky, all of North Carolina; several great-grandchildren, including Anthony and Justin Cabrera of Stroudsburg, Maya Chambliss of Philadelphia, Kyle Dailey and his wife, Larissa, of Rochester, N.Y., Antoinette Demaria of Stroudsburg and Caleb, Ashley, Kalen, John Michel Hilliard; one great-great-grandchild, Miss Nora Rose Dailey of Rochester, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews, including Dorothea Reichard, whom she loved very much.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Flossie; eight brothers, Stuart, Russel, William, Rylie, Minor, Jack, Robert and Raymond; one set of twins and two other children.

There will be a viewing from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg. Private cremation will take place following the viewing. There will be no services.